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1、专业八级-275 及答案解析(总分：100.05，做题时间：90 分钟)一、LISTENING COMPREHENS(总题数：0，分数：0.00)France in the Twentieth Century. France in World War 1914: Germany declared war on France and 1 The Allies won the battle of Verdun, but 700,000 lives were lost 2 : the Germans surrendered . Post-World War France The 1920“s: br

2、imming with 3 , including British and American expatriates The early 1930“s: the worldwide 4 . France in World War II 1939: Britain and France were forced to declare war on Germany with German“s 5 into Poland 1940: - The French Army collapsed, and Paris was taken without a fight - France was divided

3、 into an occupied zone and an unoccupied zone - General Charles de Gaulle organized a government 6 to support the resistance effort 7 : German troops marched into the unoccupied zone June 6, 1944: The Allies finally landed on the beaches of Normandy 1944: The allies entered Paris; French troops ente

4、red the city first . 8 France Cities and architectural treasures had been bombed to bits National pride was shattered by defeat and accusations of 9 Politics: - Charles de Gaulle returned to power and urged France to adapt to the modern world - France alienated 10 and urged Europeans to create a pow

5、er bloc Literature: - Pessimism of 11 - Le petti Prince - “Theater of the absurd.“ Fashion: - haute couture was revolutionized 12 - Cannes . France after 1968 1968: A series of students and 13 riots and a general strike occurred 1969: Charles de Gaulle 14 Mitterrand: most influence on 20th-centu_ry

6、French society after de Gaulle Jacques Chirac: elected in 1995 The Channel Tunnel: - Continental Europe was linked to Britain - The road and rail link handles 15 of all the traffic between the two countries （分数：30.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:

7、_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_The Importance of Literature. Definition of Literature The word “literature“ dates back to 16 In connection with ideas Characteristic of expression and form Poetry, novels, history, 17 , and essays Gets better with age . Views of Literature Individual 18 reading literature a) E

8、xpand vocabulary b) Educate on international issues and cultures c) Improve 19 and serf-discipline d) Be more creative e) 20 Refusal to read literature a) Less willing to 21 for entertainment b) Spoiled by TV c) Boring or hard to understand . Historical and Cultural Benefits of Literature Example of

9、 22 Created entertainment Our language was shaped and influenced by him Historical benefit: appreciate history in a(an) 23 way a) Themes of everyday life remain the same b) Readers of novels written years ago feel 24 to the past c) Reader can also 25 the past and the present Cultural benefit: insigh

10、ts into the ways of life, 26 views of people in a time and place Example: different versions of Cinderella Different elements denote different pervasive 27 in a given culture Loss of readership a) The advent of entertainment from 28 b) Literature has been adapted for popular 29 c) Reading the book i

11、s replaced by “watching the movie“ Side effect: a(n) 30 （分数：30.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_How to Read Literature Critically?Reading critically does not mean tearing a work of literature apart, but understanding and eval

12、uating the work as a whole. A six-step method will help us read literature critically. . Figurative Language Make note of expressive language Think about the 31 behind employing the devices Some examples of figurative language a) 32 : a comparison of two terms b) Metaphor: a comparison of two seemin

13、gly 33 subjects c) 34 : granting human traits to objects or animals . Structure Nonlinear structure: a story 35 order sequence with 36 or integrated tales Examples: A Rose for Emily French troops entered the city first . 8 France Cities and architectural treasures had been bombed to bits National pr

14、ide was shattered by defeat and accusations of 9 Politics: - Charles de Gaulle returned to power and urged France to adapt to the modern world - France alienated 10 and urged Europeans to create a power bloc Literature: - Pessimism of 11 - Le petti Prince - “Theater of the absurd.“ Fashion: - haute

15、couture was revolutionized 12 - Cannes . France after 1968 1968: A series of students and 13 riots and a general strike occurred 1969: Charles de Gaulle 14 Mitterrand: most influence on 20th-centu_ry French society after de Gaulle Jacques Chirac: elected in 1995 The Channel Tunnel: - Continental Eur

16、ope was linked to Britain - The road and rail link handles 15 of all the traffic between the two countries （分数：30.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：quickly invaded）解析： quickly invaded 听力原文 France in the Twentieth CenturyGood morning, everyone. Today we will continue our discussion about French history, particularly

17、French history in the 20th Century. We may divide the 20th century portion of history into five periods: World War , post-World War , World War , post-World War , and after 1968. First of all, France in World War . In 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian thro

18、ne, the German Army declared war on France and quickly invaded. Drawn-out battles in hellish trenches led to devastating losses on both sides. The Allies, namely France, Britain and the United States, won the battle of Verdun, but 700,000 lives were lost. The tide finally turned and the Germans surr

19、endered in 1918, ceding the hotly-contested regions of Alsace and Lorraine back to France. But at what price? It is evidenced by the long lists of names recorded on solemn memorials in every French town. Paris, on the other hand, emerged from the wreckage of World War with its customary lan. In the

20、1920“s, it was a gold mine of literary talent, brimming with British and American expatriates like Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Joyce, Henry Miller and Gertrude Stein. Marcel Proust defined the “coming of age novel“ with his A la Recherche du temps perdu. Once again, this giddily opt

21、imistic period was short-lived. The worldwide economic depression caught up with France in the early 1930“s. Now, about France in World War . In this period of time, ominous military build-up began in Germany and Italy. The Germans reclaimed Alsace-Lorraine in 1936, and invaded Poland in 1939. Becau

22、se Britain and France had treaties with Poland, they were forced to declare war on Germany. France was overconfident of its famed Maginot Line, a fortified wall stretching across Alsace-Lorraine; the Germans approached from Belgium, surrounded it and seized it handily. In 1940, the French Army colla

23、psed, and Paris was taken without a fight. The country was divided into an occupied zone and an unoccupied zone, with its seat of government in Vichy. A famous World War general, Henri Philippe Ptain, was made leader, and the Vichy government was later judged to have collaborated with the Nazis. Gen

24、eral Charles de Gaulle, the Under-secretary of State for National Defense, had fled to London. He organized a government in exile to support the Free French in their resistance effort. When the Allies landed in French North Africa in 1942, German troops marched into the unoccupied zone. Two long yea

25、rs later, the Allies finally got a foothold on the beaches of Normandy, June 6, 1944, and entered Paris in 1944. Allied commander Dwight Eisenhower very diplomatically allowed French troops to enter the city first, to riotous cheers, heartfelt embraces, and unashamed tears. Fourthly, about Post-War

26、France. France“s position in 1945 was more tenuous than it had been for centuries. Its cities and architectural treasures had been bombed to bits by both the Germans and the Allies. Its national pride was shattered by defeat and accusations of collaboration. In a world now dominated by the United St

27、ates and the Soviet Union, where did France fit in? Immediately after the war, thousands of suspected collaborators were executed. Former colonies like Indochina and Algeria were deemed too troublesome and divested. Charles de Gaulle returned to power and urged France to “marry the century“ and adap

28、t to the modern world. Alienating his wartime AlliesBritain, Russia and the U.S.he urged Europeans to stick together and create a power bloc. French culture underwent yet another resurgence, led by the chic pessimism of existentialist philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. Antoine de Saint-

29、Exupery“s Le petit Prince depicted a world without poetry and love. Playwrights Samuel Beckett and Eugne Ionesco pioneered the “theater of the absurd.“ Clothing designers Chanel, Dior, St. Laurent, Givenchy and other designers revolutionized haute couture in the postwar years. France“s importance in

30、 European and world cinema is evidenced by the International Film Festival in Cannes each year. De Gaulle held onto power for 10 years after having installed the V Republic in 1958. That marked the fifth period of modern France. In 1968, a series of students and leftist riots and a general strike pa

31、ralyzed the country, and the next year, he stepped down. He was succeeded by his former Prime Minister George Pompidou. Subsequent elections swung between rightists and leftists. After de Gaulle, Mitterrand has had the most influence on 20th-century French society. He declared, “Visitors will come t

32、o see the Paris of architecture, sculpture, museums and gardens; a city open to imagination, ideas and youth“ The conservative, Jacques Chirac, ex-mayor of Paris, was elected in 1995 and finished his second term in 2007. But another Mitterrand project changed forever the relationship of France and E

33、ngland. With British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Mitterrand agreed to create one of the 20th century“s grandest engineering projects: the Channel Tunnel. When French and British construction workers met beneath the English Channel in 1990, Continental Europe was linked to Britain for the first

34、 time in 7,000 years. Today, the road and rail link handles one third of all the traffic between the two countries. Although leaders like de Gaulle, Pompidou, Giscard, Mitterrand and Chirac were wildly different, France has continued to function with continuity and minimal turmoil. The system of coh

35、abitationoverlapping terms of office of a president and a premier from opposing political campsseems to give French government the checks and balances it needs. France continues to both impress and confound the rest of the world, just as it always has! OK. With this background, you should understand

36、 the chain of events and the artistic and architectural trends that accompanied historic events in France. As you visit monuments and museums during our orientation program next week, we hope that having this background will help you enjoy more fully your cross-cultural experience in France. 解析 录音首先

37、讲到法国在一战时期的情况。1914 年德国军队向法国宣战并且很快侵占了法国。本题填quickly invaded。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：1918）解析： 1918解析 本题是细节题，考查德国在一战时投降的时间。根据讲座内容，德国是在 1918 年投降。因此，填 1918。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：literary talents）解析： literary talents解析 在 20 世纪 20 年代，法国是文学家们的金矿，这里居住着海明威、菲茨杰拉德、乔伊斯等美国和英国的旅法作家。因此本题答案可概括为 literary talents。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：(econom

38、ic) depressio）解析： (economic) depression解析 20 世纪 30 年代早期，世界经济大萧条席卷法国。因此本题的答案为(economic)depression。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：invasio）解析： invasion解析 1936 年，德军占领了法国的阿尔萨斯一洛林，并于 1939 年入侵波兰。本题的答案为 invasion。本题考查的是将 invade 转化为 invasion。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：in exile）解析： in exile解析 戴高乐将军组织了流亡政府(government in exile)持“自由法国”的抵抗运动

39、。因此本题的答案为 in exile。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：1942）解析： 1942解析 本题考查某个事件发生的时间年份。录音提到，1942 年当同盟军踏上了法属北非的土地上，德国军队就向这片未被占领的地区进发。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：Post-War）解析： Post-War解析 此题考查法国在 20 世纪的第四个时期战后法国。因此本题填 Post-War。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：collaboratio）解析： collaboration解析 本题问的是法国的民族荣誉感受挫源自哪两个方面。讲座提到，一是法国战败，二是法国被指控勾结外敌。因此，这里填的是 collabo

40、ration。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：wartime Allies）解析： wartime Allies解析 二战胜利以后，戴高乐将军逐渐疏远了法国在二战时期的盟友英国、苏联和美国，并敦促欧洲国家团结起来，建立一个强大的联盟。本题的答案为 wattle Allies。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：existentialist philosophy）解析： existentialist philosophy解析 录音提到，法国文化经历了又一次死灰复燃，这次是由存在主义哲学家萨特和加缪的悲观主义引导的。因此本题填 existentialist philosophy。 填空项 1:_ （正确答

41、案：Cinema(industry)/Film(industry)）解析： Cinema(industry)/Film(industry)解析 本题考查考生通过例子概括信息点的能力。问题问的是法国的哪方面在二战后还发生了重大的变化。讲座中提到的是：国际戛纳电影节佐证了法国对欧洲以及世界电影的影响。因此，这里填的是 Cinema(industry)或 Film(industry)。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：leftist）解析： leftist解析 1968 年，法国爆发了一系列的学生和左翼分子的暴动，还引发了一次导致全国陷入瘫痪状态的大罢工。因此本题的答案为 leftist。 填空项 1:

42、_ （正确答案：stepped dow）解析： stepped down解析 录音提到，1968 年法国学生和左翼分子的暴动以及全国大罢工导致了戴高乐在次年下台。即戴高乐在 1969 年下台。本题填入动词的过去式 stepped down。 填空项 1:_ （正确答案：one third/1/3）解析： one third/1/3解析 今天，英法大隧道的道路和铁路承载了英国和法国之间三分之一的交通。因此本题的答案为 one third 或 1/3。 The Importance of Literature. Definition of Literature The word “literatu

43、re“ dates back to 16 In connection with ideas Characteristic of expression and form Poetry, novels, history, 17 , and essays Gets better with age . Views of Literature Individual 18 reading literature a) Expand vocabulary b) Educate on international issues and cultures c) Improve 19 and serf-discipl

44、ine d) Be more creative e) 20 Refusal to read literature a) Less willing to 21 for entertainment b) Spoiled by TV c) Boring or hard to understand . Historical and Cultural Benefits of Literature Example of 22 Created entertainment Our language was shaped and influenced by him Historical benefit: app

45、reciate history in a(an) 23 way a) Themes of everyday life remain the same b) Readers of novels written years ago feel 24 to the past c) Reader can also 25 the past and the present Cultural benefit: insights into the ways of life, 26 views of people in a time and place Example: different versions of

46、 Cinderella Different elements denote different pervasive 27 in a given culture Loss of readership a) The advent of entertainment from 28 b) Literature has been adapted for popular 29 c) Reading the book is replaced by “watching the movie“ Side effect: a(n) 30 （分数：30.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：14th century）解析： 14th century 听力原文 The Importance of LiteratureGood morning, everyone. Today, I will give you a brief account of the importance of literature. My talk today will cover three parts. The first part is about the definition of